Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-04
scrutable and grave .s tho Havas

DEAF 10 TIE M EhJfIlON,
"Others pine for magnificent equip
are a villa upon the crest of Antb
hunter, a horse, womau-but Ra
oul, Raoul alone coveted none of these
his wishes soar above the common
herds. and the desire of the child VIII,
cried for star was easy TO satisfy com
pared with that which our melanchol,
| comrade so ardently Graves"
who is il? What is it? Tell us a
| once
! Not The must tell you himself tn,
/ igqtsJatWus that he purSues, or seek thu
answer in fairy tales, in the adventures
of genii, in the history of the lost blacl
arts
Nonsense, De Cas;ellac, the truth i.
| simple enough: have only desired and
sought the secret of invisibility."
''lnvisibility!' shouted the convive,
in q breath, .'invisibilitvrn
Yes" added De Castelac. '.he wish
es it seriously. aud seeks in every COM
bnation of drugs. chloroform and eth.
er 10 attain this end. Iu fact he be-
lieves that he will attain it.
''MOre than that. messieurs." said
Raoui. quietly ris ny to his feet and
joining the group about the table. Il
have attained ii; the power which !
have So earnestly and So long sought in
vain is mine ut last
The young men looked at each 9TH
en- and then AZ Raoul with an air of
mock compassion.
Mad" murmered DE Castcllac:
mad rs March hare, Too much
study hath turned his brain. But ring
for the waiter. Raoul: you are host
this evening. Order in the punch bowl,
ard then tell us what you will do with
this" $50 &c Il.
Rypocrit, unmask the evil-doer and
strike at the heart of corrupt COM
munity. Not an officer OF the force
will understand better than the duties
which | have imposed upon myself, and
shall be Judge. jury ana executioner.
so much for the good you will do. :"
persisted De Castellac, inclined to look
upon his colleagues vagaries in no
more serious ght than the rest of the
company; ''how about the ev.l?'
The evil % repeated Raoul. 1.-THE
evil do not know that shall do any
evil. However rs it is clear that you 10
not believe this power is mine. put it to
the test; z We me task TO perform that
will require invisibility for its perform
ance; Il crime if You will. TO commit.
1t will suit my humor well. for / am
desperate man, deceived, BETRAYED.
for Il longer purse BY the
woman loved"
'Clotilde r. shouted bis comrades;
has Clotilde left You"
"ClOtlde has left me-" with glance
half mad. half menacin@. and see YOU
not for yourselves, mcSsicUrs, that
crime is the eorreci task To assign me
"a horrible crime, tha. hi,sa'' its equal
in the annals of horrors? Direct ME
to murder. to 90 IS the house of this
Shameless cOquette, this woman who
answers to the name of Clotiide. [ will
reach it like the wind. and like the
wind enter through the keyhole | will
find the chamber where I. 7. you
have been accustomed 20
lie and languish at her feet. There |
will listen TO all she says 10 this other
lover. l. the discarded one, and will
w .tness
NEW SCENE OF LOVE,
with but the role of actors changed.
She Will undoubtedly make TO him the
same VOWS, the same protestations and
paths OF loyalty she made to me. and I
shall not mss word. a single gesture.
The certa MY of speedy vengeance will
calm both nerves and senses. and give
NE strength to 90 to the end.
''Then, messIeurs. if this be the deed
which proves my inyis bility because of
he fearlessness with which | undertake
{, then. L say. at the very instant that
Ter lips approach the lips OF that other
'ne. the man she loves to-day as she
owed me Yesterday, with my knee TO
he floor. ny eyes fixed upon hers,
her rs wild beast watches
IS prey. | will plunge the knife into
he heart that betrayed me. Satisfied
md with Vengeance satiated. | shall
lot go-l shall wait to revel in the ter
or, the agony, the despair of him who
las succeeded to my place. and when
he ncighbors rush upon and clamor
or the assassin my soul will fill with
IN Internal joy, for what can he say?
What can any one say? But that no "
me was there save myself; if he was
lone with Clot.lde, and the doors
Ocked and bolted. Could vengeance
each to greater heights than this? 4
Nevertheless. l shall still follow him
8 he walks between his guard, his
acuous gaze. his hanging lip,
THE PICTURE OF BEwILDEBMENr .
Ind guilt. / will follow him even 10
he prison cell 10 gloat upon his miserv,
nd you shall know to the smallest de-
all how he bears himself within his
ungeon walls. IL to the law the proofs
re not strong enough. ] will find ami
ring to it his clothes-tbe splashes of
lood upon his linen. received rs sent
he blade into Clotlide's breast. en-
,rged and duplicated a thousand times
yer. All this can do. nv friends:
ii this / will do 10 show You that | .
LAIN no more than | am able to per-
Drm.'
He is mad" cried De Castellac,
NAL as halter; but fill up your glass
:. gentlemen, fill them to the brim,
rink and then depart. The hour
rows late" III "a.
Thirty minutes later the cabinet of
he MaiSon Doree was deserte,. TO dark
ess and silence. and Raoul de c. was
Mechanically directing his steps to-
ard the house of the actress Ciotilde
The following morning. Il. con-
nued. laying aside the memoranda
nd finishing the story from memory.
the murder was discovered. as related